From 2003 to 2008, New York spent about half a billion federal and state dollars on students who dropped out before their second year in college, a report released Tuesday said. The American Institutes for Research analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Education and found that nationwide the 30 percent of college students who […] More »

After the administration’s lifted the ban on offshore oil drilling, the Washington Post analyzes how Obama and his team endorsed deepwater drilling in the first place. Washington Post>>> In the home stretch of the 2010 campaign, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, more than even President Barack Obama, is emerging as the heaviest drag on Democratic hopes of […] More »

In California, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has been a one-woman economic stimulus package, reportedly pumping more than $140 million of her own personal fortune into a campaign to win a governor’s job that pays $212,179 a year. In Florida, health care executive Rick Scott has goosed his state’s struggling economy with a $50 million […] More »

Pain resonates through David Truong’s voice. He speaks softly, slowly, almost as if each word spoken about the suicide of his stepson brings him back to the moment he found the 13-year-old’s little body inside a closet. “We’ve been through so much right now,” he said last week, days after Asher Brown’s memorial service. Brown, […] More »

Potomac Links Even the safest Democrats might have to worry about their seats. New York Times>>> A mine rescue might be a possible source of renewal for Chile. Washington Post>>> Farmer’s finances are growing at a fast rate out of the recession. Wall Street Journal>>> An Arkansas Democrat is fumbling in the polls Politico>>> More »

Turning out Latino voters on Nov. 2 is vital to Democratic success in the midterm elections, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said today. In a telephone interview, Kaine said “it is critical” for Democrats to mobilize Hispanic voters from New York to California. “We will have a strong margin among Latino voters,” he said. […] More »

Turning out Latino voters on Nov. 2 is vital to Democratic success in the midterm elections, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said today. In a telephone interview, Kaine said “it is critical” for Democrats to mobilize Hispanic voters from New York to California. “We will have a strong margin among Latino voters,” he said. […] More »

Potomac Links United States soldiers might have killed a British woman they were trying to rescue. New York Times>>> Scientists have begun testing a stem cell procedure in a human. Washington Post>>> Two Americans and one British man share in the Nobel Prize for economics. Wall Street Journal>>> Is Newt Gingrich crossing the line and […] More »

Welcome to New York on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week. This week’s report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo. • • • With three weeks remaining in the 2010 congressional campaign, Democrats are scouring the polls for […] More »

Every Sunday, New York on the Potomac presents some of the best political cartoons from the award-winning artists of Hearst Newspapers. Today, we feature work by David Horsey of SeattlePI.com, Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle, and John de Rosier of the Albany Times Union. More »

This report was written by Gary Martin of the Washington bureau. Latino voters overwhelming back Democrats over Republicans in the upcoming election, but a poll out Tuesday shows Hispanics are less motivated to vote. A survey by the Pew Hispanic Center over the past two months showed that Latinos said they would support Democrats over […] More »

This report was written by Gary Martin of the Washington bureau. Latino voters overwhelming back Democrats over Republicans in the upcoming election, but a poll out Tuesday shows Hispanics are less motivated to vote. A survey by the Pew Hispanic Center over the past two months showed that Latinos said they would support Democrats over […] More »

Former President George W. Bush his wife Laura stand during the national anthem before the New York Yankees played the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Arlington on Sept. 11, 2010. (AP photo) New York on the Potomac frequently publishes guest opinions from across the political spectrum. Today, we offer a piece from one […] More »

Democrats in tight races put focus on abortion rights to convince voters that a conservative social agenda is waiting in the wings, too, should Republicans be elected in large numbers. New York Times>>> An orderly lame-duck compromise on expiring tax rates is starting to look a lot less likely as both parties dig in and […] More »

Republicans could be riding an epic wave or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might barely hold on to her House majority according to a welter of polls and analyses now out with less than a month to go to the election. In New York, Democrats have at least four House seats at risk, with Capital Region […] More »

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